Nothing of general interest for anyone else here--just an index so I can keep track of my posts.
Pineau d'Aunis, Douro, Crete
2007 Clos Roche Blanche Touraine L'Arpent Rouge [Pineau d'Aunis] (Touraine AOC, Loire Valley, northwestern France)
2006 Niepoort Douro Twisted [blend of Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca and Tinto Cão] (Douro DOC, northeastern Portugal)
2007 ENΩΣH AГPOTIKΩN ΣYNETAIPIΣMΩN ΣHTEIAΣ (Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Sitia) Sitia [blend of Vilana and Thrapsathiri] (Sitia, Crete, Greece)
Beaujolais-Villages
2007 Domaine de Colette Beaujolais-Villages Coteaux de Colette [Gamay] (Beaujolais-Villages AOC, Beaujolais, Burgundy, eastern central France)
Another orange wine
2007 Monastero Suore Cistercensi Coenobium Rusticum Lazio [55 percent Trebbiano, 15 percent Verdicchio, 20 percent Malvasia, 10 percent Grechetto] (Lazio IGT, western central Italy)
Dressner. Winemakers. Terroir!
2007 Domaine de Bellivière Jasnières Les Rosiers
2007 Domaine de Bellivière Coteaux du Loir L'Effraie
2006 François Pinon Vouvray Brut Non Dosage
2004 François Pinon Vouvray Brut
2007 François Pinon Vouvray Silex Noir
2005 Domaine de Briseau Jasnières Kharaktêr
2007 Franck Peillot Vin du Bugey-Montagnieu Brut
2007 Franck Peillot Roussette du Bugey Altesse de Montagnieu
2007 Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun) Beaujolais Blanc
2006 Domaine du Closel Savennières La Jalousie
2005 Domaine du Closel Savennières Clos du Papillon
2007 Éric Texier Côtes du Rhône-Brézème Roussanne
2007 Domaine Pierre de la Grange (Luneau-Papin) Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie Vieilles Vignes
2005 Luneau-Papin Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie L D'Or
2005 Luneau-Papin Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Excelsior Clos des Noelles
2002 Luneau-Papin Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Excelsior Clos des Noelles
2007 Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun) Beaujolais Cuvée l'Ancien Vieilles Vignes
2007 Franck Peillot Vin du Bugey Pinot Noir
2006 Franck Peillot Vin du Bugey-Montagnieu Mondeuse
2006 Desvignes Morgon Côte du Py
2006 Desvignes Morgon Javernières
2007 Christian et Nathalie Chaussard Coteaux du Loir You Are So Nice
2006 Christian et Nathalie Chaussard [La Dríobée]
2007 Domaine de Bellivière Coteaux du Loir Le Rouge-Gorge
2005 Éric Texier Côtes du Rhône Villages St. Gervais
2006 Éric Texier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes
2006 Éric Texier Côtes du Rhône-Brézème
2007 Azienda Agricola Montesecondo Rosso
2006 Azienda Agricola Montesecondo Chianti Classico
2005 Azienda Agricola Montesecondo Rosso del Rospo
2006 Campi di Fonterenza Toscana Sangiovese
2006 Campi di Fonterenza Rosso di Montalcino
2006 Arianna Occhipinti Vittoria Sicilia Il Frappato
2006 Occhipinti Sicilia Nero d'Avola Siccagno
Bera Arcese
2006 Bera Dolcetto Monferrato
2007 Bera Moscato d'Asti
Vergano Americano
Vergano Chinato
Vergano Luli
Durello spumante
N.V. Cantina di Montecchia di Crosara Lessini Durello Spumante Brut (Lessini Durello DOC, Veneto, northeastern Italy)
White Rhônes and Red Bones
2007 Mas Grand Plagniol Costières-de-Nîmes [blend of Grenache Blanc and Roussanne] (Costières-de-Nîmes AOC, southern Rhône, southeastern France)
2007 Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Les Marelles [60 percent roussanne, 40 percent marsanne] (Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Northern Rhône, southeastern France)
2007 Edmunds St. John (By Hook or by Crook) Gamay Noir Bone-Jolly Witters Vineyard (El Dorado County, Sierra Foothills, California, USA)
The green goddess
Duplais Swiss Absinthe Verte
North Shore Distillery Sirène Absinthe
Liatiko from Crete, Willamette PN
2007 ENΩΣH AГPOTIKΩN ΣYNETAIPIΣMΩN ΣHTEIAΣ (Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Sitia) Sitia Liatiko (Sitia, Crete, Greece)
2007 Evesham Wood Willamette Valley Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley, Oregon, northwestern USA)
Romorantin, Vinho Verde, Maria Gomes Espumante
2007 Pascal Bellier Cour-Cheverny [Romorantin] (Cour-Cheverny AOC, upper Loire Valley, northwestern France)
2007 Adega de Monção Vinho Verde Muralhas de Monção [blend of Alvarinho and Trajadura] (Monção, Vinho Verde DOC, Minho, northwestern Portugal)
2007 Luis Pato Espumante Maria Gomes Bruto [95% Maria Gomes, 5% Arinto] (Bairrada, Beiras, Portugal)
Grignolino beauty
2006 La Casaccia Grignolino Poggeto (Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC, Piemonte, northwestern Italy)
Frühlingsfest in the Rheingau
2007 Josef Leitz Rüdesheimer Drachenstein Riesling Dragonstone
1999 Franz Künstler Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Kabinett Trocken
2001 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Rauenthaler Baiken Riesling Kabinett Goldkapsel Auction
1998 Langwerth Von Simmern Hattenheimer Nußbrunnen Riesling Kabinett
1998 Langwerth Von Simmern Rauenthaler Baiken Riesling Kabinett
1998 Langwerth Von Simmern Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Kabinett
1999 Robert Weil Riesling Kabinett
1998 Langwerth Von Simmern Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Spätlese
2001 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Rauenthaler Baiken Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel Auction
1998 Hans Lang Hattenheimer Wisselbrunnen Riesling Auslese
2004 Prinz Hallgartener Jungfer Riesling Auslese
2002 Robert Weil Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese
Dão, Alsatian PN, Champagne
2005 Quinta de Cabriz Dão Reserva [40 percent Touriga Nacional, 40 percent Alfrocheiro, 20 percent Tinto Roriz] (Dão DOC, Beiras, north central Portugal)
2007 Gresser Alsace Pinot Noir Brandhof (Andlau, Alsace AOC, eastern France)
N.V. Bernard Ledru Champagne Tradition Brut 1er Cru (Bouzy, Champagne AOC, northern France)
Two central Italian whites
2007 Tenuta di Pietra Porzia Frascati Regillo [blend of Malvasia di Candia, Malvasia del Lazio, Bambino and Greco] (Frascati Superiore DOC, Latium, Lazio, central Italy)
2008 Palazzone Umbria Dubini Bianco [blend of 50 percent Procanico and 30 percent blend of Drupeggio, Malvasia, and Grechetto, 20 percent a mystery] (Umbria IGT, central Italy)
Petit Rouge and Dolcetto
2006 Les Crêtes Torrette Vigne Les Toules [Petit Rouge] (Valle d'Aosta DOC, northwestern Italy)
2007 Elio Grasso Dolcetto d'Alba dei grassi (Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Piemonte, northwestern Italy)
Solano winemakers Burgundy/Rhône/Cahors/Spain/Portugal
2006 Audoin Marsannay
2007 Audoin Marsannay Rosé
2005 Audoin Marsannay Demoiselles
2006 Domaine de Lalande Pouilly-Fuissé
2007 Domaine Lalande (Dominique Cornin) Mâcon-Chaintré
2007 Domaine Lalande (Dominique Cornin) Pouilly-Fuissé Clos Reyssié
2006 Paul Janin et Fils Beaujolais-Villages Domaine des Vignes des Jumeaux
2006 Paul Janin et Fils Moulin-à-Vent Domaine des Vignes des Jumeaux
2007 Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Les Marelles
2007 Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Papillon
2006 Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Albéric Bouvet
2007 Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu Les Chaillées de l'Enfer
2007 Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu Coteau de Vernon
2007 Domaine Georges Vernay Côtes du Rhône Sainte-Agathe
2007 Domaine Georges Vernay St. Joseph
2005 Château du Cèdre Cahors Le Prestige
2004 Château du Cèdre Cahors Le Cèdre
2005 Viñas del Cámbrico Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León 575 Uvas
2004 Viñas del Cámbrico Rufete
2004 Viñas del Cámbrico Tempranillo
2006 Niepoort Douro Twisted
N.V. Niepoort Porto Tawny
1995 Niepoort Porto Colheita
Plavac mali, Ribera del Duero
2006 Dingač Pelješac [Plavac Mali] (Pelješac Peninsula, Dalmatian Coast, southwestern Croatia)
2006 JC Conde Delgado y Otros Ribera del Duero Vivir, Vivir [Tempranillo] (Ribera del Duero DO, Castilla y León, northern central Spain)
Value wines, RRB Consecration, cheese lineup
2007 Botromagno Gravina [60 percent Greco, 40 percent Malvasia] (Gravina DOC, Puglia, southern Italy)
2006 Bernard Santé Chénas [Gamay] (Chénas, Beaujolais, Bourgogne, northeastern France)
Russian River Brewing Consecration Batch 001X3. Santa Rosa, California (wild/sour ale)
Bees' knees
2007 Domaine Spiropoulos Mantinia [Moschofilero] (Mantinia OPAP, Peloponnisos, southwestern Greece)
2007 Enologia Temera Ribeira Sacra Alodio [Mencía] (Ribeira Sacra DO, Galicia, northwestern Spain)
GWS 2009 Inaugural
1998 Langwerth Von Simmern Rauenthaler Baiken Riesling Kabinett (Rheingau)
1999 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett (Middle Mosel)
2000 Müller-Catoir Haardter Bürgergarten Riesling Kabinett (Pfalz)
2001 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Rauenthaler Baiken Riesling Kabinett Goldkapsel Auction (Rheingau)
2003 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen Riesling Kabinett (Nahe)
1999 Robert Weil Riesling Spätlese (Rheingau)
2000 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese #8 (Middle Mosel)
2001 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhauser Abtsberg Riesling Spätlese (Ruwer)
2005 Joh. Jos. Prüm Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spätlese feinherb (Middle Mosel)
2002 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese #6 (Middle Mosel)
2004 Weingut Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling Auslese (Rheinhessen)
1976 Langwerth Von Simmern Rauenthaler Baiken Riesling Auslese (Rheingau)
1999 Erben von Beulwitz Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Beerenauslese #13 (Ruwer)
2005 Dönnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese (Nahe)
Cheeses! It's white rioja!
2000 Viña Valoria Viura Rioja Crianza [100 percent Viura] (Rioja DOC, northern central Spain)
lively grüner, first bobal, unlively sherry
2007 Glatzer Carnuntum Grüner Veltliner (Carnuntum, Niederösterreich, Austria)
2004 Dominio de la Vega Utiel-Requena Madurado en Barrica (Utiel-Requena DO, Valencia, eastern central Spain)
N.V. Emilio Lustau (Almacenista) Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Oloroso Pata del Gallina 1/38 Jarana (Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO, Andalucía, southern Spain)
What to expect: sherry, nahe, beaujolais
N.V. Bodegas Barbadillo Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Cuco Oloroso Seco [Palomino Fino] (Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO, Andalucia, southern Spain)
1983 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Nahe Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #16 (Nahe, Germany)
2007 Nicole Chanrion Côte de Brouilly Domaine de la Voûte des Crozes [Gamay] (Côte de Brouilly AOC, Cru Beaujolais, Burgundy, France)
Haut-Médoc, Clairette de Die, Ruwer
1995 Château Lanessan Haut-Médoc (Haut-Médoc AOC, Bordeaux, France)
N.V. Achard-Vincent Clairette de Die Brut [100 percent Clairette] (Clairette de Die AOC, Rhône, southeastern France)
2004 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhauser Abtsberg Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Kabinett (Ruwer, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany)
Armenian brandy, Speyside single
арарат ной властелин 25 ՏԻՐԱԿԱԼ (Armenia)
The Balvenie Single Barrel Aged 15 Years (Speyside Single Malt Whisky, Scotland)
2008
End of the year, time for beer
Brouwerij Het Anker Gouden Carolus Noël. Mechelen, Belgium. (Belgian strong dark ale)
Val Dieu Grand Cru. Commune d'Aubel, Belgium. (Quadruple)
Brooklyn Local 1. Brooklyn, New York (Belgian strong pale ale)
Tasting holiday sparklers at K&L
N.V. Franck Bonville Champagne Cuvée Les Belles Voyes Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs [100% Chardonnay] (Avize)
1996 Fleury Champagne Brut [20% Chardonnay, 80% Pinot Noir] (Couteron)
N.V. De Meric Champagne Catherine de Médicis Cuvée Prestige [50% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay] (Ay)
1999 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon
N.V. Krug Champagne Grande Cuvée Brut
1998 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne Brut La Grande Dame [62.5% Pinot Noir, 37.5% Chardonnay]
N.V. Tarlant Champagne Cuvée Louis Brut Prestige [50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir] (Oeuilly)
Dee Vine Holiday Tasting
2000 Champagne Monmarthe Brut Millésimé
2006 Solter Rheingau Riesling Brut Sekt
2006 Domaine Monternot Beaujolais Blanc
2007 Domain Serge Laloue Sancerre
2006 Viña Cartín Rías Baixas Albariño
2006 Collovray & Terrier Pouilly-Fuissé Vieilles Vignes
2006 Domaine Vocoret et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots
2006 Domaine Hubert Bouzereau-Gruère et Filles Meursault Les Tillets
2006 Lequin-Colin Chassagne-Montrachet Clos Devant
2006 Arnaud Chopin & Fils Côte de Nuits Villages Vieilles Vignes
2006 Domaine Rene Leclerc Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Champeaux
2006 Lequin-Colin Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes
2003 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Gevrey-Chambertin
2007 Château de la Font du Loup Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Tradition
2006 Château Mas Neuf Costières-de-Nîmes
2004 Bodegas de la Real Divisa Rioja Crianza Marques de Legarda
2004 Páramo de Guzmán Ribera del Duero Crianza
2006 Reinhard & Beate Knebel Winninger Röttgen Riesling Auslese
2006 Erben von Beulwitz Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Beerenauslese
2003 Josef Rosch Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling Beerenauslese
2006 Müller-Catoir Gimmeldinger Schlössel Rieslaner Trockenbeerenauslese
2002 Weingut Johann Peter Reinert Wiltinger Schlangengraben Riesling Eiswein
Nonbubbling, volcano
2007 Parés Baltà Penedès Blanc de Pacs [42% Parellada, 33% Xarello, 25% Macabeo] (Penedès DO, Catalunya, northeastern Spain)
2005 Villa Dora Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Vigna del Vulcano [80% Coda di Volpe, 20% Falanghina] (Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC, Campania, southwestern Italy)
Sparkling for the season at Solano
N.V. Domaine de Labarthe Gaillac Brut (Gaillac, France)
N.V. A. R. Lenoble Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
N.V. Luis Pato Espumante Maria Gomes Bruto
2005 Josep Maria Raventós i Blanc Cava L'Hereu Brut
2006 Jean-Marc Brocard Crémant de Bourgogne Blanc de Noirs Brut
2006 Vincent Carême Vouvray Brut
N.V. L. Aubry Fils Champagne Brut 1er Cru (Jouey Les Reims)
N.V. H. Billiot Champagne Brut Reserve Grand Cru (Ambonnay)
N.V. Vilmart Champagne Premier Cru Rosé Brut
N.V. Lucien Albrecht Crémant d'Alsace Brut Rosé
N.V. Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvée Brut
N.V. Germain Gilabert Cava Brut Nature
N.V. Cantina di Montecchia di Crosara Lessini Durello Spumante Brut (Veneto)
N.V. Reymos Valencia Espumoso de Moscatel (Valencia, Spain)
GWS Rieslings for the Holidays
2005 Josef Rosch Leiwener Klostergarten Riesling Sekt (Middle Mosel)
2004 Solter Rheingau Riesling Sekt
1999 Franz Künstler Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Kabinett Trocken (Rheingau)
1999 Robert Weil Rheingau Riesling Kabinett
1999 Langwerth von Simmern Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Kabinett (Rheingau)
1998 Langwerth von Simmern Rauenthaler Baiken Riesling Kabinett (Rheingau)
1998 Langwerth von Simmern Hattenheimer Nußbrunnen Riesling Kabinett (Rheingau)
2006 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlehner Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese (Middle Mosel)
2001 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abstberg Riesling Spätlese (Ruwer)
2000 Langwerth von Simmern Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Spätlese (Rheingau)
1998 Langwerth von Simmern Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Spätlese (Rheingau)
2004 Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling Auslese (Rheinhessen)
1999 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen Riesling Auslese (Nahe)
1999 Erben von Beulwitz Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Beerenauslese (Ruwer)
1999 August Kesseler Rüdesheimer Berg Roseneck Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (Rheingau)
2004 Johann Peter Reinart Wiltinger Schlangengraben Riesling Eiswein (Saar)
2002 Johann Peter Reinart Wiltinger Schlangengraben Riesling Eiswein (Saar)
Côtes du Rhône, Savoie, Douro
2006 Éric Texier Côtes du Rhône-Brézème [Syrah] (Brézème, Côtes du Rhône AOC, Northern Rhône, France)
2007 Jean-Pierre et Jean-François Quénard Vin de Savoie Chignin [Jacquère] (Chignin, Vin de Savoie AOC, eastern France)
2005 Kolheita de Ideias Douro Esboço Tinto [45% tinta roriz/tempranillo, 35% touriga franca, 20% tinta barroca] (Douro DOC, northeastern Portugal)
Cantillon, Chimay, Lost Abbey
2007 Cantillon Classic Gueuze. Brussels, Belgium. (gueuze)
Chimay (Scourmount Abbey) Tripel (White Label). Belgium. (tripel)
Chimay (Scourmount Abbey) Première (Red Label). Belgium. (dubbel)
Chimay (Scourmount Abbey) Grande Réserve (Blue Label). Belgium. (belgian strong dark ale)
The Lost Abbey (Port Brewing) Inferno Ale. San Marcos, California (Belgian strong pale ale)
Qualitätsweine in der Nahe
1997 Schlossgut Diel Dorsheimer Goldloch Nahe Riesling (Nahe, Germany)
2007 Schäfer-Fröhlich Schlossböckelheimer Nahe Riesling Trocken (Nahe, Germany)
Flashback to 2004 and the Nahe Diel
2004 Schlossgut Diel Dorsheimer Pittermännchen Nahe Riesling Spätlese (Nahe, Germany)
2004 Schlossgut Diel Nahe Riesling Kabinett (Nahe, Germany)
A cow, a sheep, a goat, and Dönnhoff walk into a bar
2006 Dönnhoff Schloßböckelheimer Felsenberg Nahe Riesling Spätlese (Nahe, Germany)
2005 Dönnhoff Schloßböckelheimer Felsenberg Nahe Riesling Spätlese (Nahe, Germany)
2006 Dönnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Nahe Riesling Spätlese (Nahe, Germany)
My 2nd best food-wine pairing for 2008
2006 Henry of Pelham Ontario Baco Noir (Ontario VQA, Canada)
Pink meat, pink wine
N.V. Lucien Albrecht Crémant d'Alsace Brut Rosé [100 percent Pinot Noir] (Crémant d'Alsace AOC, Alsace, northeastern France)
Changing colors with Lost Abbey and Dupont
The Lost Abbey (Port Brewing) 10 Commandments Ale. San Marcos, California. (belgian strong dark ale)
2007 Brasserie Dupont Moinette Brune. Tourpes, Belgium (belgian strong dark ale)
2008 The Lost Abbey (Port Brewing) Gift of the Magi Ale. San Marcos, California. (belgian strong pale ale)
Dee Vine Beaujolais and Rieslings for Thanksgiving
2006 Domaine Monternot Beaujolais Villages Rouge
2006 Bernard Santé Chénas (Cru Beaujolais)
2006 Domaine de la Roche Saint Martin Côte de Brouilly (Cru Beaujolais)
2006 Bernard Santé Moulin-à-Vent (Cru Beaujolais)
2007 Robert Koenig Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder QbA Trocken (Rheingau)
2007 Robert Koenig Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder Spätlese Trocken (Rheingau)
2007 Robert Koenig Assmannshäuser Frankenthal Spätburgunder Weissherbst (Rheingau)
2006 Solter Rheingau Brut Sekt
2007 Keller Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Großes Gewächs (Rheinhessen)
2007 Knebel Von den Terrassen Riesling Qualitätswein Trocken (Mosel)
2007 Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling Großes Gewächs (Rheinhessen)
2007 Knebel Winninger Röttgen Riesling Kabinett (Mosel)
2007 Toni Jost Bacharacher Hahn Riesling Kabinett (Mittelrhein)
2007 Toni Jost Bacharacher Hahn Riesling Spätlese (Mittelrhein)
2007 Knebel Winninger Röttgen Riesling Spätlese (Mosel)
2007 Knebel Winninger Röttgen Riesling Spätlese Alte Reben (Mosel)
2007 Toni Jost Bacharacher Hahn Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel (Mittelrhein)
2007 Toni Jost Bacharacher Hahn Riesling Beerenauslese (Mittelrhein)
1997 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett (Nahe)
1997 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese (Mosel)
1997 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Auslese (Rheinhessen)
1996 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Steinberger Riesling Eiswein (Rheingau)
Spätlesen in der Nahe
2004 Dönnhoff Norheimer Dellchen Nahe Riesling Spätlese Halbmond Auction #14 (Nahe, Germany)
2002 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen Nahe Riesling Spätlese Rutsch Auction (Germany, Nahe)
2007 Dönnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Nahe Riesling Spätlese (Nahe, Germany)
Kabinetten in der Nahe
2006 Schäfer-Fröhlich Nahe Riesling Kabinett (Nahe, Germany)
2006 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen Nahe Riesling Kabinett (Nahe, Germany)
2007 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Nahe Riesling Kabinett (Nahe, Germany)
My first poulsard
2004 Jacques Puffeney Arbois Poulsard (Arbois AOC, Jura, France)
Bitter that works and bitter that doesn't
De Ranke XX Bitter. Wevelgem, Belgium. (Belgian IPA)
2008 Brasserie Dupont Avril. Tourpes, Belgium (saison/farmhouse ale)
Difficulties in pronounciation
2006 Azienda Agricola Giordano Sirch Colli Orientali del Friuli Schioppettino (Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy)
2007 Xarmant Arabako Txakolina [Hondarrabi Zuri] (Arabako Txakolina/Txakoli de Álava DO, País Vasco, north-central Spain)
2007 Itsasmendi Bizkaiko Txakolina [Hondarrabi Zuri] (Bizkaiko Txakolina/Txakoli de Bizkaia DO, País Vasco, north-central Spain)
Lost Abbey, Sierra Nevada 2008 Harvest, Rogue Dead Guy
The Lost Abbey (Port Brewing) Avant Garde Ale. San Marcos, southern California. (bière de garde)
2008 Sierra Nevada Harvest Wet Hop Ale 12th Release. Chico, California. (american pale ale)
Rogue Dead Guy Ale. Newport, Oregon. (maibock/helles bock)
my first Schmitt-Wagner
2005 Carl Schmitt-Wagner Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Kabinett (Mosel, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany)
Brasserie Dupont, Russian River, Fat Tire
2008 Brasserie Dupont Foret. Tourpes, Belgium (saison/farmhouse ale)
2008 Brasserie Dupont Moinette Blonde. Tourpes, Belgium (belgian strong pale ale)
Russian River Brewing Salvation Batch 007. Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. (belgian strong dark ale)
Russian River Brewing Pliny the Elder. Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. (American double/imperial IPA)
New Belgium Brewing Fat Tire Amber Ale. Fort Collins, Colorado. (american amber/red ale)
More 2007 Germans at Dee Vine
2005 Josef Rosch Leiwener Klostergarten Riesling Brut Winzersekt (Middle Mosel)
2007 Keller Estate Riesling Qualitätswein Trocken (Rheinhessen)
2007 Keller Estate Riesling Qualitätswein Trocken Von der Fils (Rheinhessen)
2007 Von Hövel Scharzhofberg Riesling Kabinett #6 (Saar)
2007 Josef Rosch Leiwener Klostergarten Riesling Kabinett (Middle Mosel)
2007 Von Hövel Scharzhofberg Riesling Spätlese (Saar)
2007 Josef Rosch Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling Spätlese (Middle Mosel)
2007 Prinz Hallgartener Jungfer Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel (Rheingau)
2007 Keller Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel (Rheinhessen)
2007 Von Hövel Scharzhofberg Riesling Auslese (Saar)
2007 Von Hövel Scharzhofberg Riesling Auslese* #12 (Saar)
2007 Josef Rosch Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling Auslese* (Middle Mosel)
2007 Von Hövel Kanzemer Hörecker Riesling Auslese* (Saar)
2007 Prinz Hallgartener Jungfer Riesling Auslese (Rheingau)
2007 Josef Rosch Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling Auslese*** (Middle Mosel)
2007 Keller Monsheimer Silberberg Rieslaner Beerenauslese Goldkapsel (Rheinhessen)
1999 Dönnhoff Riesling QbA (Nahe)
1997 Peter Jakob Kühn Oestricher Lenchen Riesling Kabinett (Rheingau)
1976 Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese (Rheingau)
My first Bordeaux and lamb pairing
1998 Château Petit Fombrauge St. Émilion Grand Cru (St. Émilion Grand Cru AOC, Libournais, right bank Bordeaux, France)
Dressner at Terroir
2003 Stanislao Radikon Friuli-Venezia Oslavje (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy)
2006 Arianne Occhipinti Etna Il Frappato (Etna DOC, Sicily, southern Italy)
2006 Dard et Ribo Crozes-Hermitage [Syrah] (Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Northern Rhône, France)
N.V. François Pinon Touraine Sparkling Brut Rosé (Touraine, Loire Valley, France)
two with some spice
2006 Tegernseerhof Wachau Grüner Veltliner T26 (Wachau, Niederösterreich, Austria)
2006 Casara Roveri (Dal Maso) Colli Berici Sauvignon (Colli Berici DOC, Veneto, northeastern Italy)
Rauchbier weizen and two from Lagunitas
Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Weizen [Brauerei Heller-Trum]. Bamberg, Oberfranken/Bayern, Bavaria, Germany (rauchbier)
Lagunitas We’re Only in it for the Money. Petaluma, California. (tripel ale)
Lagunitas Somona Farmhouse Saison Style Ale. Petaluma, California. (saison/farmhouse ale)
killing time at Logan with BBW
Boston Beer Works Kenmöre Kölsch. Boston, Massachusetts. (kölsch-style ale)
Boston Beer Works Fenway American Pale Ale. Boston, Massachusetts. (american pale ale)
Boston Beer Works Victory Red. Boston, Massachusetts. (american amber/red ale)
Boston Beer Works Buck Eye Oatmeal Stout. Boston, Massachusetts (oatmeal stout)
My introduction to Russian River Brewing Co.
Russian River Brewing Beatification Batch 002. Santa Rosa, California (wild/sour ale)
Russian River Brewing Redemption Blonde Ale. Santa Rosa, California (Belgian pale ale)
Russian River Brewing Damnation Golden Ale Batch 039. Santa Rosa, California (Belgian strong pale ale)
Tasting a few Champagnes at K&L
N.V. Elisabeth Goutorbe Champagne Cuvée Éclatante Brut (Aÿ)
N.V. Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Cuvée No. 732 Brut (Dizy)
N.V. Fleury Pere & Fils Champagne Fleur de l'Europe Brut (Couteron)
2000 Bruno Michel Champagne Blanc de Noir Cuvée Clément Brut (Pierry)
N.V. Bruno Michel Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs (Pierry)
2002 Henri Mandois Champagne Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru (Pierry)
2002 Philippe Gonet Champagne Blanc de Blancs Cuvee Belemnita (Grand Cru Le Mesnil Sur Oger)
Pairing two rogue ales with Phat Thai
Rogue Morimoto Soba Ale. Newport, Oregon (specialty grain)
Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar. Newport, Oregon (American brown ale)
2007 Germans at Dee Vine and bonus CTN
2001 Solter Rheingau Riesling Brut Sekt
2007 Fritz Haag Estate Riesling Qualitätswein (Middle Mosel)
2007 Emrich-Schönleber Monziger Kabinett (Nahe)
2007 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett (Middle Mosel)
2007 Erben von Buelwitz Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Kabinett (Ruwer)
2007 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Spätlese (Middle Mosel)
2007 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen Riesling Spätlese (Nahe)
2007 Erben von Beulwitz Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Spätlese Alte Reben (Ruwer)
2007 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese (Middle Mosel)
2007 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Halenberg Riesling Spätlese (Nahe)
2007 Prinz Hallgartener Jungfer Riesling Spätlese (Rheingau)
2007 Schmitges Erdener Prälat Riesling Spätlese Old Vines ** (Middle Mosel)
2007 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Auslese (Middle Mosel)
2007 Erben von Beulwitz Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Auslese Alte Reben (Ruwer)
2007 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese #10 (Middle Mosel)
2007 Schmitges Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese (Middle Mosel)
2004 Solter Deutscher Spätburgunder Rosé Sekt
1998 Schlossgut Diel Dorsheimer Burgberg Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel Auction (Nahe)
1997 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Auslese (Rheinhessen)
1994 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Beerenauslese (Middle Mosel)
An evening at Eve
N.V. Thibaut-Janisson Monticello Blanc de Chardonnay Brut (Monticello, central Virginia, USA)
N.V. Janisson & Fils Champagne Brut Rosé (Champagne [Verzenay], France)
2005 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Herrenweg de Turckheim (Alsace AOC [Turckheim], eastern France)
1986 Smith Woodhouse Porto Late Bottled Vintage (Porto, Douro, Portugal)
N.V. Broadbent Madeira Malmsey 10 Years Old (Madeira, Portugal)
Two silvaners from Franken
2006 Hans Wirsching Iphöfer Kalb Franken Silvaner Kabinett Trocken (Franken, Germany)
2007 Bürgerspital (zum hl. Geist) Würzburger Stein Franken Silvaner Kabinett Trocken (Franken, Germany)
northern Italy cabernet sauvingon, teroldego, chard
2000 Alois Lageder Südtirol/Alto Adige Cabernet Sauvignon Cor Römigberg (Südtirol/Alto Adige DOC, Trentino-Alto Adige, northeastern Italy)
2005 Foradori Teroldego Rotaliano (Teroldego Rotaliano DOC, Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, northeastern Italy)
2006 Antichi Giochi Piemontesi (Fracchia) Piemonte Chardonnay Giabiné (Piemonte DOC, northwestern Italy)
my first Rieslaner and some Riesling
2005 Müller-Catoir Mußbacher Eselshaut Pfalz Rieslaner Spätlese (Pfalz, Germany)
2006 Horst Sauer Escherndorfer Lump Franken Riesling Beerenauslese (Franken, Germany)
1985 Landgräflich Hessisches Eltviller Sonnenberg Rheingau Riesling Spätlese (Rheingau, Germany)
2003 S.A. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Kabinett (Mosel, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany)
One wine at West End in DC
2006 Bottega Vinaia Pinot Grigio Trentino (Trentino DOC, Trentino-Alto Adige, northeastern Italy)
Italy Casorzo & Verdicchio, Alsace GC Gewurz & Riesling
2007 Antichi Giochi Piemontesi (Fracchia) Casorzo Voület [Malvasia di Casorzo/Malvasia Nera] (Casorzo DOC, Asti, Piedmont, northwestern Italy)
2007 Garofoli Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico [100 percent Verdicchio] (Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico DOC, Marche, central Italy)
2005 Schoffit Alsace Gewürztraminer Rangen de Thann Clos St.-Théobald (Alsace Grand Cru AOC, Thann, Alsace, eastern France)
2004 Schoffit Alsace Riesling Sommerberg (Alsace Grand Cru AOC, Katzenthal, Alsace, eastern France)
Wieder Weil
2007 Robert Weil Rheingau Riesling Qualitätswein Trocken
2007 Robert Weil Kiedrich Gräfenberg Rheingau Riesling Kabinett Trocken
2007 Robert Weil Kiedrich Turmberg Rheingau Riesling Qualitätswein Trocken
2007 Robert Weil Rheingau Riesling Qualitätswein Halbtrocken
2007 Robert Weil Rheingau Riesling Qualitätswein
2007 Robert Weil Kiedrich Gräfenberg Rheingau Riesling Spätlese
2007 Robert Weil Kiedrich Gräfenberg Rheingau Riesling Auslese
2006 Robert Weil Rheingau Riesling Extra Brut Sekt
2006 Robert Weil Rheingau Riesling Brut Sekt
A second chance at St. Urbans-Hof
2007 St. Urbans-Hof Riesling Qualitätswein Trocken
2007 St. Urbans-Hof Riesling Qualitätswein
2007 St. Urbans-Hof Wiltinger Schlangengraben Saar Riesling Kabinett Feinherb
2007 St. Urbans-Hof Schodener Saarfeilser Marienberg Saar Riesling Spätlese Feinherb
2007 St. Urbans-Hof Leiwener Laurentiuslay Mosel Riesling Spätlese Erste Lage
2007 St. Urbans-Hof Ockfeiner Bockstein Saar Riesling Kabinett (9%)
2007 St. Urbans-Hof Ockfeiner Bockstein Saar Riesling Spätlese
2007 St. Urbans-Hof Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Mosel Riesling Spätlese
2007 St. Urbans-Hof Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Mosel Riesling Auslese
Impressions and questions at Selbach-Oster
2007 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Mosel Riesling Qualitätswein Trocken
2007 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Mosel Riesling Kabinett Halbtrocken
2007 Selbach-Oster Bernkasteler Badstube Mosel Riesling Kabinett
2006 Selbach-Oster Wehlener Sonnenuhr Mosel Riesling Spätlese
2003 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Mosel Riesling Spätlese
2007 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Kabinett
Can't define it, but I know it when I taste it . . .
2007 Van Volxem Rotschiefer Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Kabinett (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany)
2007 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Mosel Riesling Kabinett (Mosel, Germany)
2006 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhauser Abstberg Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Kabinett (Ruwer, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany)
2007 Jakoby Pur Kinheimer Hubertuslay Mosel Riesling Spätlese (Mosel, Germany)
2007 Schloss Lieser Niederberg Helden Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Spätlese (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany)
No particular theme
2006 Loosen Bros. Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Dr. L (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany)
2007 Finca La Linda (Luigi Bosca) Lujan de Cuyo Torrontés (Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, western Argentina)
2004 Barboursville Vineyards Virginia Cabernet Franc Reserve (Orange County, Central Region, Virginia, USA)
2006 Kellerei/Cantina Tramin Südtirol/Alto Adige Sauvingnon Montan (Alto Adige/Südtirol, Alto Adige-Trentino, northeastern Italy)
2006 Hans Wirsching Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Silvaner Kabinett trocken (Franken, Germany)
2003 Foradori Vigneti delle Dolomiti Granato IGT [Teroldego] (Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT, Trentino-Alto Adige, northeastern Italy)
Franken riesling, lagrein, zinfandel
2007 Fürst Centgrafenberg Franken Riesling (Franken, Germany)
2006 Johann Ruck Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Franken Riesling Großes Gewächs Trocken TRIAS (Franken, Germany)
2004 Kellerei/Cantina Terlan Alto Adige/Südtirol Lagrein Gries Riserva (Alto Adige/Südtirol DOC, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy)
2004 Lamborn Family Howell Mountain Zinfandel Echo Vintage (Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, northern California, USA)
pairing wines with New England foods
N.V. Codorniu Cava Brut Original [40 percent Macabeo, 30 percent Parellada, 20 percent Xarel.lo; 10 percent reserve wine] (Cava, Catalunya, Spain)
2007 Telmo Rodríguez Rueda Basa Blanco (Rueda DO, Castilla y León, north-central Spain)
Côtes de Provence (Open Mike: Rose Wines.)
2007 Saint André de Figuière Côtes de Provence Cuvée Magali [30 percent Syrah, 30 percent Cabernet, 25 percent Grenache, 15 percent Cinsault] (Côtes de Provence AOC, Provence, southeastern France)
Spanish verano
2007 Martín Códax Rías Baixas Albariño (Rías Baixas DO, Galicia, northwest Spain)
2007 Palacio de Bornos (Bodegas de Crianza de Castilla la Vieja) Rueda Verdejo [100 percent Verdejo] (Rueda DO, Castilla y León, north-central Spain)
2 commonwealths, 2 new grapes
2007 Orsolani Erbaluce di Caluso La Rustìa (Erbaluce di Caluso DOC, northern Piemonte, northwest Italy)
2006 Picco del Sole Beneventano Falanghina (Beneventano IGT, Campania, southern Italy)
The fruit from Spain . . .
2007 Las Colinas Del Ebro Terra Alta Garnacha Blanca (Terra Alta DO, Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain)
2005 Viña Buena Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Tinto Joven (Ribera del Duero DO, Castilla y León, north central Spain)
a rosado from Jumilla (Open Mike. Rose Wines.)
2007 Castillo De Jumilla Jumilla Monastrell Rosado (Jumilla DO, Murcia, southeastern Spain)
Rosés with my mom (Open Mike. Rose Wines.)
2007 Tres Ojos (San Gregorio Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada) Calatayud Rosé [50 percent Garnacha and 50 percent Tempranillo] (Calatayud DO, Aragón, Spain)
2007 Marqués de Cáceres Rioja Rosado [80 percent Tempranillo, 20 percent Garnacha] (Rioja DO, La Rioja Alta, northern central Spain)
2007 Patton Valley Vineyards Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Estate Rosé (Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA)
Two parents at Two Amys
2006 Argiolas Isola dei Nuraghi Serra Lori [blend of 25 percent each of Cannonau, Carignano, Monica, and Bovalesardo] (Isola dei Nuraghi IGT, Sardinia, Italy)
2003 Santa Lucia Castel del Monte [100 percent Uva di Troia] (Castel del Monte, Puglia, southern Italy)
2006 Terredora di Paolo Aglianico d’Irpinia [100 percent Aglianico] (Irpinia, Campania, Italy)
Brooklyn, Yuengling, New Holland IPA (Open mike: Strong Beer!)
Brooklyn Brown Ale. Brooklyn, New York. (American brown ale)
Yuengling Traditional Lager. Pottsville, Pennsylvania (amber and red ale)
New Holland Mad Hatter India Pale Ale. New Holland, Michigan. (American India pale ale)
One lump or two?
2006 Meinklang Pinot Noir Blanc de Noir Frizzante (Burgenland, Austria)
2003 Mont-Ferrant Cava Blanes Nature Brut Extra Cuvée Ureña (Cava DO, Catalunya, Spain)
2004 Steininger Riesling Sekt (Kamptal, Niederösterreich, Austria)
Bubble it up
N.V. Duc de Foix Cava Brut Reserva Especial [blend of Chardonnay, Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada] (Cava DO, Catalunya, Spain)
N.V. Pannier Champagne Brut Sélection [blend of a majority of Chardonnay, and equal parts Pinot Noir and Meunier] (Champagne, France)
N.V. Spumanti Gemin (Guglielmo Bortolomiol) Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut (Valdobbiadene DOC, Veneto, northeastern Italy)
N.V. Montsarra Cava Brut [blend of Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada] (Cava DO, Catalunya, Spain)
at Birreria Paradiso (Open mike: Strong Beer!)
Three Floyds Alpha King Pale Ale. Munster, Indiana. (American pale ale)
Bell’s Two Hearted Ale. Kalamazoo, Michigan. (American India pale ale)
North Coast Cru d’Or. Fort Bragg, California. (Dubbel ale)
Oskar Blues Gordon. Lyons, Colorado. (American double/imperial IPA)
Anderson Valley Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale. Boonville, California. (Winter Warmer)
Stone India Pale Ale. Escondido, California. (American India pale ale)
New Holland, Rogue, Allagash, Weyerbacher, Southern Tier (Open mike: Strong Beer!)
New Holland Red Tulip Ale. New Holland, Michigan (amber and red ale)
Rogue American Amber Ale. Newport, Oregon (amber and red ale)
Allagash White. Portland, Maine. (Witbier/Belgian white)
Weyerbacher Muse Farmhouse Ale. Easton, Pennsylvania (saison/farmhouse ale)
Southern Tier Hop Sun Summer Wheat Beer. Lakewood, New York. (American pale wheat ale)
Sierra Nevada, Clipper City, Saison Dupont (Open mike: Strong Beer!)
Sierra Nevada. 2008 Southern Hemisphere Harvest Fresh Hop Ale 1st Release. Chico, California. (American India pale ale)
Clipper City. Heavy Seas Red Sky at Night Saison Ale. Baltimore, Maryland (saison/farmhouse ale)
Brasserie Dupont. Saison Dupont. Tourpes, Belgium (saison/farmhouse ale)
New Holland, Clipper City, Sinebrychoff (Open mike: Strong Beer!)
New Holland Brewing Company. Full Circle. Holland, Michigan. (Kölsch-style ale)
Clipper City. Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3 Ale. Baltimore, Maryland (India Pale Ale)
Oy Sinebrychoff Ab. Porter. Kerava, Finland. (baltic porter)
Moscato d'Asti, Sancerre, Paso Robles, Bordeaux
2006 Piazzo Comm. Armando Moscato d'Asti [Moscato Bianco] (Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Piedmont, northwestern Italy)
2006 Dominique et Janine Crochet Sancerre [Sauvignon Blanc] (Sancerre AOC, upper Loire Valley, northwestern France)
2005 Edmunds St. John (Thirsty Pagans With Big Ideas) Paso Robles Shell and Bone [blend of Viognier and Roussanne] (Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA)
2004 Château La Mothe du Barry (Joël Duffau) Bordeaux Supérieur Cuvée Le Barry (Bordeaux Supérieur AOC, Bordeaux, France)
Comparative tasting of Louis Latour burgundies
2005 Louis Latour Meursault
2002 Louis Latour Meursault
1997 Louis Latour Meursault
2005 Louis Latour Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru Château de Blagny
1999 Louis Latour Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru Château de Blagny
2005 Louis Latour Santenay
2005 Louis Latour Marsannay
2005 Louis Latour Aloxe-Corton Domaine Latour
2005 Louis Latour Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru Les Chaillots
2005 Louis Latour Corton-Grancey Grand Cru
A tale of two wines
1995 Henry de Vézelay Bourgogne [Chardonnay] (Bourgogne/Burgundy, France)
1996 Nino Negri Valtellina Sfursat 5 Stelle [Chiavennasca/Nebbiolo] (Valtellina, Lombardia, northern Italy)
Dogfish Head and Clipper City (Open mike: Strong Beer!)
Dogfish Head. 2008 120 Minute IPA. Milton, Delaware. (American strong ale—double/imperial IPA)
Dogfish Head. 2008 Immort Ale. Milton, Delaware. (American strong ale/barleywine)
Dogfish Head. 2007 Raison D’Extra. Milton, Delaware. (American strong ale/Belgian strong dark ale)
Clipper City. Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning Über Pils. Baltimore, Maryland. (American double/imperial pilsener)
vertical of Gouden Carolus Carolus D'Or (Open mike: Strong Beer!)
Brouwerij Het Anker. 2007 Gouden Carolus Carolus D'Or - Grand Cru Of The Emperor (blue label). Mechelen, Belgium. (Belgian strong dark ale)
Brouwerij Het Anker. 2004 Gouden Carolus Carolus D'Or - Grand Cru Of The Emperor (blue label). Mechelen, Belgium. (Belgian strong dark ale)
Brouwerij Het Anker. 2000 Gouden Carolus Carolus D'Or - Grand Cru Of The Emperor (blue label). Mechelen, Belgium. (Belgian strong dark ale)
Bordeaux Supérieur and a Willamette PN Rosé
2005 Château La Mothe du Barry (Joel Duffau) Bordeaux Supérieur [Merlot] (Bordeaux Supérieur AOC, Bordeaux, France)
2007 Patton Valley Vineyards Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Estate Rosé (Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA)
Three times a charm for Rhône and Cahors
2005 Domaine Philippe Plantevin Côtes du Rhône Blanc [blend of 40 percent Viognier, 30 percent Grenache, 30 percent Marsanne] (Côtes du Rhône, southern Rhône, France)
2004 Cèdre Cahors Héritage [Malbec] (Cahors AOC, southwestern France)
VA Viognier and Alsace Riesling gone wrong
2005 Blenheim Virginia Viognier (Virginia, USA)
2003 Marc Kreydenweiss Alsace Riesling Clos Rebberg Aux Vignes (Andlau, Alsace AOC, France)
wines in odd stages
2000 Tenuta San Leonardo Vallagarina [60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot] (Vallagarina IGT, Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, northeastern Italy)
2005 Domaine des Crêtes (Joseph Vocat et fils) Coteaux de Sierre Humagne Rouge (Coteaux de Sierre AOC Valais, Switzerland)
Grosse Gewächse from Franken
2006 Horst Sauer Escherndorfer Lump Franken Silvaner Trocken Grosses Gewächs (Franken, Germany)
2006 Hans Wirsching Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Franken Riesling Trocken Grosses Gewächs (Franken, Germany)
The good and bad of German spätburgunder
2005 Deutzerhof (Cossmann-Helle) Ahr Spätburgunder Balthasar C. (Ahr, Germany)
2006 Rudolf Fürst Bürgstadter Franken Spätburgunder (Franken, Germany)
Latour 2006 white and 2005 red tasting
NV Simonnet-Febvre Crémant de Bourgogne Brut [60 percent Chardonnay and 40 percent Pinot Noir]
NV Simonnet-Febvre Crémant de Bourgogne Pinot Noir Brut [100 percent Pinot Noir]
NV Simonnet-Febvre Crémant de Bourgogne Rosé [100 percent Pinot Noir]
2006 Simonnet-Febvre Chablis
2006 Simonnet-Febvre Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons
2006 Simonnet-Febvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses
2006 Simonnet-Febvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
2006 Louis Latour Beaune
2006 Louis Latour Meursault
2006 Louis Latour Puligny-Montrachet
2006 Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet
2006 Louis Latour Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru Château de Blagny
2006 Louis Latour Meursault 1er Cru Charmes
2006 Louis Latour Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Folatières
2006 Louis Latour Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Truffières
2006 Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot
2006 Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets
2006 Louis Latour Grand Cru Corton-Charlemagne
2006 Louis Latour Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet
2005 Louis Latour Santenay
2005 Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet
2005 Louis Latour Pommard
2005 Louis Latour Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru Les Chaillots
2005 Louis Latour Beaune 1er Cru Vignes Franches
2005 Louis Latour Beaune 1er Cru Perrières
Spanish-American mystery, Côtes du Luberon, fine fino
NV Sharpe Hill Ballet of Angels (USA)
2005 Bodegas Naia (Viña Sila) Rueda Las Brisas (Rueda, Castilla y León, Spain)
2006 La Vieille Ferme (Perrin & Fils) Côtes du Luberon Blanc [30 percent Grenache Blanc, 30 percent Bourboulenc, 30 percent Ugni Blanc, 10 percent Roussanne] (Côtes du Luberon AOC, southern Rhône, France)
NV Emilio Lustau Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Fino Jarana Solera Reserva [Palomino Fino] (Jerez-Xérès-Sherry, Andalucía, Spain)
a few 2006ers from Pfalz and Rheingau
2006 Bassermann-Jordan Deidesheimer Paradiesgarten Pfalz Riesling Kabinett (Pfalz, Germany)
2006 Baron zu Knyphausen Rheingau Riesling QbA (Rheingau, Germany)
2006 Baron zu Knyphausen Rheingau Riesling Kabinett Baron K’ (Rheingau, Germany)
The Maximin approach to bliss
2006 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhauser Herrenberg Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Kabinett (off-dry) (Ruwer, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany)
2006 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhauser Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling QbA (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany)
2006 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhauser Abstberg Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Spätlese (Ruwer, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany)
white burgundy from Mâcon-Loché
2006 Céline & Laurent Tripoz Mâcon-Loché [Chardonnay] (Mâcon-Loché AOC, Mâconnais, Burgundy, France)
a mixed box
2006 Acacia Carneros Chardonnay (Carneros, Napa Valley, northern California, USA)
2005 Frei Brothers Russian River Valley Chardonnay Reserve (Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, northern California, USA)
2006 Ferrari-Carano Sonoma County Fumé Blanc (Sonoma County, northern California, USA)
2005 Lucien Crochet Sancerre [Sauvignon Blanc] (Sancerre, upper Loire Valley, western France)
2005 F&F Bachelier Chablis [Chardonnay] (Chablis AOC, Burgundy, France)
2005 Cordier Père & Fils Mâcon-Fuissé [Chardonnay] (Mâcon-Fuissé, Mâconnais, Burgundy, France)
2006 Castle Rock Sonoma County Pinot Noir [80 percent Pinot Noir, 20 percent Syrah] (Sonoma County, northern California, USA)
2005 Gaston & Pierre Ravaut Ladoix [Pinot Noir] (Ladoix AOC, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France)
2005 Daniel Crochet Sancerre Rouge [Pinot Noir] (Sancerre AOC, upper Loire Valley, France)
2005 Moon Mountain Vineyard Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon [91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Zinfandel] (Sonoma County, northern California, USA)
2005 Sebastiani Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma County, northern California, USA)
2003 Château Haut-Surget Lalande de Pomerol [70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon] (Lalande de Pomerol AOC, Libournais, Bordeaux, France)
Trebbiano d-Abruzzo and Vin Jaune
2006 Farnese Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Farneto Valley [85 percent Trebbiano and 15 percent Malvasia] (Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC, Abruzzi, central Italy)
1999 Stéphane Tissot (Domaine Andre et Mireille Tissot) Arbois Vin Jaune [Savagnin] (Arbois, Jura, eastern central France)
Argyle, WA merlot, Rosso Piceno, Moscato Giallo, 97 Weil
2001 Argyle Willamette Valley Brut [52 percent Chardonnay and 48 percent Pinot Noir] (Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA)
2005 Milbrandt Washington Merlot Traditions [blend of 84 percent Merlot, 12 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 4 percent Barbera] (Washington, USA)
2001 San Savino Rosso Piceno Superiore Trufo [blend of 50 percent Montepulciano and 50 percent Sangiovese] (Rosso Piceno Superiore DOC, Marche, central Italy)
2004 Cantina Sociale Mori Colli Zugna Vigneti delle Dolomiti Moscato Giallo Ego (Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT, Trentino-Alto Adige, northeastern Italy)
1997 Robert Weil Kiedrich Gräfenberg Rheingau Riesling Spätlese Trocken (Rheingau, Germany)
Frankenwein
2006 Bürgerspital Würzburger Stein Franken Silvaner Kabinett Trocken (Franken, Germany)
2005 Ernst Popp Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Franken Silvaner Kabinett Trocken (Franken, Germany)
2007 Horst Sauer Escherndorfer Fürstenberg Franken Silvaner Kabinett Trocken (Franken, Germany)
Rheinhessen Großes Gewächs and white Bordeaux
2005 St. Antony Niersteiner Orbel Rheinhessen Riesling Großes Gewächs QbA Trocken (Rheinhessen, Germany)
2006 Château Graville-Lacoste Graves Blanc [blend of approximately 80 percent Sémillon, 15 percent Sauvignon Blanc and 5 percent Muscadelle] (Graves AOC, Bordeaux, France)
Bubblies from Anderson Valley, Mendocino, Jura
N.V. Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Brut Rosé [blend of 60 percent Pinot Noir and 40 percent Chardonnay] (Anderson Valley, North Coast, California, USA)
N.V. Scharffenberger Mendocino County Brut [65 percent Pinot Noir, 35 percent Chardonnay] (Mendocino County, North Coast, California, USA)
2004 Domaine Rolet Crémant du Jura Coeur de Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs Brut (Crémant du Jura AOC, Jura, France)
a Nebbiolo from Carema
2001 Orsolani Nebbiolo di Carema Le Tabbie (Carema DOC, northern Piedmont, northwestern Italy)
Italian at a la lucia
2006 Tenuta di Pietra Porzia Frascati Regillo [Malvasia Bianca] (Frascati, Latium, central Italy)
2004 Grosjean Valle d'Aosta Fumin (Valle d'Aosta DOC, northwestern Italy)